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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marlee do after her presentation is over?
(a) Meets up with David.
(b) Throws up.
(c) Has a glass of coke.
(d) Eats a burger.

2. Where do Liz and Marlee decide to meet to work on their project after their first meeting in the library?
(a) The football field.
(b) The zoo.
(c) The rock crusher.
(d) Marlee's house.

3. What does Judy do when Marlee cuts her finger?
(a) Wraps it in her handkerchief.
(b) Rinses it with water.
(c) Glues the cut together.
(d) Puts a band aid on it.

4. What is the name Liz uses when she telephones Marlee?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Janet.
(c) Liz.
(d) Nicole.

5. Who does Marlee meet at the Negro cinema who vouches for her?
(a) Ms. Winthrop.
(b) Betty Jean.
(c) Curtis.
(d) Pastor George.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals do both Liz and Marlee like to listen to at the zoo?

2. What does Liz give to Marlee to help her with her presentation?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Marlee attempt to do that she fails at while at the pool?

4. What does Marlee's father tell her about who Pastor George is?

5. What drink does Marlee associate her mother with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marlee find out what really happened to Liz that prevents her from coming back to school?

2. How does Marlee's father react when Marlee's mother tells him she has accepted a position to teach at a private school?

3. What does Marlee do to cope with her anxiety when she is expected to speak to new people?

4. Why does Marlee's father refuse to let Judy go to a private school?

5. When Governor Faubus orders the schools in Little Rock to close, how do Marlee's parents react to the news?

6. How does Marlee decide to try to get a message to Liz after Liz can not come back to school?

7. What does Marlee discover her new math teacher, Mr. Harding, does differently than her previous math teacher on her first day of school?

8. Why is Marlee disappointed with JT's behavior on the first day she meets him to help him with his math homework?

9. Why does Marlee choose to remain friends with Sally, even though Sally sometimes makes fun of her and mistreats her?

10. How does Marlee find the courage to get up in front of the class to do her presentation even though Liz is not there?

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